A New Center for Global Engagement

The US State department just got serious about combating disinformation on social media with a new Center. The
Global Engagment Center is what our Federal Government envision's as a "good
idea." Combating disinformation with more disinformation. Sure, what could possible go wrong?

The State department is revamping its counter-extremist communications efforts through a new Global Engagement Center. Michael D. Lumpkin has been
appointed as the Director of the new center by the State Department.

The new Global Engagement Center will focus more on “empowering and enabling partners, governmental and non-governmental, who are able to speak out
against these groups and provide an alternative to ISIL’s nihilistic vision.” The Engagement Center will offer services ranging from planning
thematic social media campaigns, to providing factual information that counters disinformation, building capacity for third parties to effectively
utilize social media, and research and evaluation.

The video from Assad puts the whole thing into context very nicely IMO.

The US State department just got serious about combating disinformation on social media with a new Center. The
Global Engagment Center is what our Federal Government envision's as a "good
idea." Combating disinformation with more disinformation. Sure, what could possible go wrong?

The State department is revamping its counter-extremist communications efforts through a new Global Engagement Center. Michael D. Lumpkin has been
appointed as the Director of the new center by the State Department.

The new Global Engagement Center will focus more on “empowering and enabling partners, governmental and non-governmental, who are able to speak out
against these groups and provide an alternative to ISIL’s nihilistic vision.” The Engagement Center will offer services ranging from planning
thematic social media campaigns, to providing factual information that counters disinformation, building capacity for third parties to effectively
utilize social media, and research and evaluation.

The video from Assad puts the whole thing into context very nicely IMO.

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They're trying and that means they will probably leave me alone to work on a similar project, perfect.

Honestly, this reads like a very expensive job posting for a professional database developer.

The Global Engagement Center will employ a strategy defined by:

• Drawing upon data and metrics to develop, test, and evaluate themes, messages, and messengers;
• Building narratives around thematic campaigns on the misdeeds of our enemy (e.g., poor governance, abuse of women, narratives of defectors), not
the daily news cycle;
• Focusing on driving third-party content, in addition to our own; and
• Nurturing and empowering a global network of positive messengers.

The Center will implement its strategy by:

• Seeking out and engaging the best talent, within the technology sector, government and beyond
• Engaging across our government to coordinate, integrate and synchronize counterterrorism communications directed toward foreign audiences;
• Identifying and enabling international partners with credibility and expertise
• Establishing and implementing a campaign-focused culture;
• Scaling up data science and analytics and using both throughout the design, implementation and evaluation phases of these campaigns;
• Providing seed funding and other support to NGOs and media startups focused on countering violent extremist messaging;
• Identifying gaps in U.S. Government messaging and counter- messaging capabilities directed toward foreign audiences, and recommending steps to
resolve them; and
• Sharing information and best practices with U.S. Government agencies focused on the challenge of homegrown violent extremism.
• Amplifying the successes of the Counter-ISIL Coalition in defeating ISIL on both the military and information battlefield.
• Must be able to lift 30 lbs*
• Telecommuting is not available for this position*

On the surface, I'm in favour of this and live in the part of the world that the 'other sides' want to destroy. These 'other sides' use propaganda to
great effect and, arguably, IS/ISIL/daesh have learned their multi-media tricks from our own long history of bullshi**ing the masses. Wherever they
learned it from, it's greatest benefit is stirring up more anti-West hatred and raising the heat of conflict.

If some dedicated fellas want to go counter-propaganda on the enemies, it's cool. Glad to know some teams are intending to crash the party on Twitter,
FB or whatever other social media.

We have to be pragmatic here and recognise that whatever part we've (the 'West') played in creating IS/ISIL/daesh, they still represent a threat to
our way of life. I don't want anyone I care about to be hacked up on holiday or bombed on a Saturday's shopping.

At the same time, we should be anxious about the propaganda being brought to bear on social media. It puts filters on reality until nobody can tell
what's real and what's not. There comes a point where all sides are using propaganda as a proxy for communication and lose sight of their own fuc**ng
reality. Do you know what I mean there?

For example, we assume the guys doing the 'counter-disinfo' recognise what disinfo is. We have the idea that 'our guys' are objective and able to see
through the lies of the other side. In this age of disinfo, how the hell can we know that our own guys aren't similarly tainted by the propaganda that
was sold by the generation that taught them?

If we have to have the cyber-war, if we must have guys out battling ideologies, let's hope that they aren't just propagating more BS or being
unwitting agents of propaganda themselves. Why? Because it can only lead to global unrest between sides maintaining lies. Fake reality is an
existential risk to the future of humanity.

I cant help but think something really major going down this year, ie stock market crash, "fatima 3rd secret" major war?

It seems like they are prepping to cover all angles, they will have total control on information, and counter info warfare.

Recent TPP, Bank Bail-Ins and various anti-terrorism legislation, gun control in the USA back in the spotlight, ensuring they get to pick the the
cream of everything after the dust has settled as usual.

The US State department just got serious about combating disinformation on social media with a new Center. The
Global Engagment Center is what our Federal Government envision's as a "good
idea." Combating disinformation with more disinformation. Sure, what could possible go wrong?

The State department is revamping its counter-extremist communications efforts through a new Global Engagement Center. Michael D. Lumpkin has been
appointed as the Director of the new center by the State Department.

The new Global Engagement Center will focus more on “empowering and enabling partners, governmental and non-governmental, who are able to speak out
against these groups and provide an alternative to ISIL’s nihilistic vision.” The Engagement Center will offer services ranging from planning
thematic social media campaigns, to providing factual information that counters disinformation, building capacity for third parties to effectively
utilize social media, and research and evaluation.

The video from Assad puts the whole thing into context very nicely IMO.

Honestly, this reads like a very expensive job posting for a professional database developer.

The Global Engagement Center will employ a strategy defined by:

• Drawing upon data and metrics to develop, test, and evaluate themes, messages, and messengers;
• Building narratives around thematic campaigns on the misdeeds of our enemy (e.g., poor governance, abuse of women, narratives of defectors), not
the daily news cycle;
• Focusing on driving third-party content, in addition to our own; and
• Nurturing and empowering a global network of positive messengers.

The Center will implement its strategy by:

• Seeking out and engaging the best talent, within the technology sector, government and beyond
• Engaging across our government to coordinate, integrate and synchronize counterterrorism communications directed toward foreign audiences;
• Identifying and enabling international partners with credibility and expertise
• Establishing and implementing a campaign-focused culture;
• Scaling up data science and analytics and using both throughout the design, implementation and evaluation phases of these campaigns;
• Providing seed funding and other support to NGOs and media startups focused on countering violent extremist messaging;
• Identifying gaps in U.S. Government messaging and counter- messaging capabilities directed toward foreign audiences, and recommending steps to
resolve them; and
• Sharing information and best practices with U.S. Government agencies focused on the challenge of homegrown violent extremism.
• Amplifying the successes of the Counter-ISIL Coalition in defeating ISIL on both the military and information battlefield.
• Must be able to lift 30 lbs*
• Telecommuting is not available for this position*

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